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Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27
SUSAN'S BROTHER.

1t would seem To and ordinary observer
that the men in Leavenworth who have so
persistently detied the constitution, the
laws and the officers Of Kansas, ought to
understand enough of Col. Anthony's
make up and past history 10 know that he
can't be hulldozed The calling Of pab-
lie meeting 10 denounce man who has
simply demanded ! halfway decent respect
for The laws. ard 10 threaten to boycott
him because his paper pleads only for the
average deceucy observed by the other
towns of the state, was an exceedingly
foolish and weak thing. and will give out
side people an unfavorable opinion of 3
city boss,ing such an element Anthony
is very radical man. of course; but, to
oppose him while his radicali>m is running
in the direction of decent government and
good morals is worse than Il mistake. An
thony is pretty hard to suppress when III
the wrong. but when he knows he is right
he is irrepressihle, fact tina, Leavenworth
people might have learned a quarter of a
century since.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27
leys through which they now.
SIGNIFICANT LIES.

The Wichita EAGLE says: "a thousand
buildings will be commenced with the first
appearance of spring sunshine, while
thousands mere will be put under contract
before the summer is half over" Thous-
ands more are doubtless needed. Al pres
ent, according to an attentive observer.
there are not as many houses in Wichita as
in Atchson
Attentive observer" is chump. Kan
sas City says that Wichita's real
ty sales do not equal hers Topeka
says Wichita's population is not so great as
hers ST. Joseph says that Wichi'a's clear
ings don't equal hers Atchison says that
Wichita hasn't as many roofs as she has.
OF course all these things are true, and
of course the papers Of these respective
cities wouldn't stoop to lie about so insig-
L ifican; place as Wichita. of course not.
On DO. It's the EAGLE alone that lies. We
SO metimes wonder how such truthful men
as control the papers Of the cities named
can stand ii TO live in the same section with
a paper so given to misrepresentation as Is
the EAGLE The funny part of the whole
business is that those people who have seen
Wichita and know Wichita, think that the
EAGLE tells the truth
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27
HOMES GIVEN AWAY.
How the Poor Man May Secure One at
ST. John.

Hr W r. Hooe. eX-mayor Of the boom
ing .own of St John. is 10 the city in the
interest of the giant Young city Mr.
ho"ie is senior partner Of the well known
real estate firm of Hoole & Fuller. and is
making arrangements for tho sale of 100
choice lot, in ST John They present
novel scheme in this sale. and the lucky
buyers will get COW home for song.
The lots Will We sold FIR 500. $50 10 De
paid down. $50 in thirty days. and the
balance in six months They propose 10
build comfortable cot ages on then Of The
lots. aud every purchaser If lot pssils
cate emitting him 10 a chance in draw
iug of the lots. In this WAY ten purchasers
will gel lots with . house upon thrm
for SlO0 Those who do not draw lots
with houses upon them do not necessarily
have To continue the payments up'a1 them
5ut can let them revert back 10 the owners,
fnrfeiJing their 'irst payment. if thes chose
This Is certainly u rsre chance for Ih- lucky
mxn Ia get home cheap. ST John Is n
booming dew town NJ / 500 inha 0itaIts
and viii almost double in population dur
ing the coming year -Comnon wealth.
This investment cOmpsay. which carries
au advertisement la the EAGLE consists nf
honorable energetic ,ncn. Who sre backed
by the leading bankers. buSDe>s Gea and
officials Of 81 Jrhn These gentlemen Of
fer homes on very easy terms in splendid
section of Kansas.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27
NOW WE CATCH 1T.


To tho Foiter Daily Eagle.
With all my Years Of admiration for
your good sense, good luck and nice pro-
priety. am aStonished, indignant, that
you cannot, do not, speak and write of
women, the greater half Of the human
family, in respectful federation Of an
opinion some Of them entertain. 1t is the
veriest silly whim ~ith you, else the mul
DUPLICATION table and the anatomy Of the
human frame will have 10 lie remauded TO
the list of old time errors. Why don't
you talk logic? Wi,hou. being pr ,liS;
men vote because they know their person
81 and aggregate needs aud Interests
Please show me where the female is shut
on, on this count II am not profound
slind fool and Idiot, the letter of Mrs.
Mamie Stephens wss respectful and cor
rect in statement You are funny over
the foibes of females You invaue every
precinct held sacred 10 womans shrine and
ridicule the failings of our common hu
manity. You can inyeigh against 90 out
Of 100 faults against the human fa-.ily as
women. The faults of 4 woman are main
II those common to the race and Of a
sirikiug mutually That copy from tie
E.nporia Republican is an efusion from
some female who thinks 10 be witty ST the
terrible expense Of her sex without demon
strstioa or sense Of pity. She would rear
iiecs,oEb Of her more than equal sisters
snd, standing on the top Of them, CRY,
Behold me. the sweetest. s0ftest. siiies'
Crcss-ian slave Of mstch,ess man. Don I
YOU say that Il am scoring YOU" | am too
much OF an adInirer of your striking quali-
ties feel a. y uan " no is being scorche'i
and abus i hy = drunken friend while toll
Grating his ot.n.ad. biiad ipsult--siill
forsivinz. knowing the vagsries caused by
wire. You ar under no hallucination OF
strong drink. but some prejudice-sone
experience. # your life ist all your read
ers Cannot understand. neither can iBer
~. the need Of il. Ms wife is rs gooG q
hnu>- aee,er ~ ever passed The boundaries
of S,siyWlck c unity yet she quietly, die
pass .na,rly believes il would ne for the
b-neii Of he bo,iy polite if women hand
the fra2csise Briefly.
SAIL WHrTEHoRy.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27

To the Editor of the Eagle,
Larned is attracting SO much attention
this spring that it may be interesting to your
many readers to see a short article about it.
Our thriving city is the county seat of one
OF The most fertile counties in fertile Kan.
s;ss. and both city and country surrounding
it are rapidly filling up with the tide of i'm
migration which has already set in, though
thus early in the season. But a few years
since buffalo rosnled In hard- Aver the nrai
..es where now stands this populous city,
of over four thousand inhabitants.
During the past year Larned has wit
messed great building boom, and there
i, every prospect that it will be far sui
passed this summer. Among other fine
buildings constructed last year ase 4 new
$4,000 Presbyterian church, a
Christian church. German Methodist church
opera house, city hall, Odd Fellows hall,
Masonic temple of three stories, county
Jail, school house and hotel, and numerous
business blocks and residences. We have
over mile of street railway, and unlike a
sister town the cars have been running con-
stanty for six months at a handsome
profit. The electric lights illuminate our
streets and business houses in very salts
factory manner. Work is rapidly pro-
crossing upon the water works plant and
before many weeks the mains and pipes
will be laid IN our streets and houses.
Larned already has three railroads. the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. the Pawnee
Valley & Denver, and the Denver, Mem
phis & Atlantic. The Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy road will soon submit propo-
sition to our people, and this is also
prospective point Of intersection
for the Union Pacific and Omaha
and Southwestern, all of which makes
Larned railroad center OF no Insignificant
KIND. 1t is noticeable that when two or
three roads get together In one city other
70 Ids are pretty certain to make it a point
upon their lines Wichita perhaps is one
of the best examples of this and Larned IS
rapidly following in its footsteps.
But with all these tiattering prospects,
property has not taken that leap upwards
which will come in q short time and is
cheaper by far than in many towns which
are laboring under excitement. Parties in
search Of a home where the advantage Of
pleasing and refined society may be had
will find all this in our city. People desir-
ing good schooling for their children will
find no better public schools than ours, in
addition to which business col,
lee and acadeule, As private
in ai,utions furnish musical IA
eli i,ies for higher branches of study There
/ is $50 very strong probability that the
Western Methods, college will be located
A. this place. Abundance Of thriving
churches with good congregations in at
tendance every sabbath speak we'll for the
morality of the city. The rapid advance
/ of civilization To the westward worked
marvellous changes in western Kansas and
those who bat . few years back msde their
xsv nm the Arkansas In enigrant wagons
! wor,Id su.pect the agency Of s mascot or
/ .Ilsdiu's jnmp in the transformations
which have been wrought in this par, Of
| IN. s,x,e Come and see for yourself
E. W B.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27
THAT DISCRIMINATION.

Boston Corbett, the door keeper of the
Kansas Legislature. is no doubt crazy, crazy
As a loon. but be is not half As crazy rs the
men who solemnly enacted the farce Of
saving q woman who lives in Kansas
town. without regard to color, has right
Ia vote while a woman living on Kansas
farm half mile distant has no such right
If voting is an inherent right ard noi Mere
" . suffrage franchise. as The shorthairsi
crop claim. then Whist has their buttonh'ie'
boouct champions TO say touching this
imaginary line of discrimination!
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27
WIND WHEEZERS.
Witching Wichita's Wonderful Whole
SOmenesS.

Wichita wind don't seem to set well or
great many stomachs in this state, OF
an epidemic, just now, and is having fear
full run among the editors of several news
papers. We acknowledge that for winds,
high and low, musical and otherwise, Kan
sas heads the procession, and that Wichita
also. is her typical city. But there i. no
flatulency or sour stomach riftings found
in diagnosing Wichitas blasts The Abb
lenc Gazette is the latest paper to take up
the senseless blow about Wichta's wind,
which, by the way, seems only to whistle
lonely whinchat dirge around the corners
and through the crevises Of the ruined
hopes of good many Kansas towns.
Now Abilene is away off from any place
and the editor Of the Gazette, in his pro
found ignorance, and in the absence of
any chance to know better, may believe
what he writes But we want to tell him
that if his paper should fall into the hands
of any body who travels he will be set down
as a fool cutting high antics for mob of
blind idiots
But blasts and zephyrs 10 the rear while
We twist in the cyclonic fact that wind or
no wind The editor of the Abilene Gazette
and all whom he quotes are challenged to
name a city in Kansas that does one-half or
even one fourth of the business that Wichi-
ia does, The test to be any recognized
measure known in the commercial or
financial world. Do this or you
and your yelping crew of envious abettoIs
hold your peace. You may measure the
business by the number of car loads re-
ccived, or the number sent out, by the to-
tai receipts of the railroad agents of each
town in the state respectively, by the
amount of capital stock of the banks. by
The amount of average daily deposits, by
the result of the weekly cleariDgs, by the
number Of stores, shops and factories, by
the maken Of the newspapers, by the
number of schools, churches, etc, by the
amount Of taxable property outside Of that
owned by railroads, 10y the amount of |
money put into buildings or the number of |
buildings to go up, or by any measure
or method known under heavens,
and if Wichita amt double the
size of any city in Kansas
save in population, then we will give all
we have towards walling her up, roof
ing her over and labelling her "An asylum
for incurable idiots"
Wichita's prosperity. her destiny for
phenominal greatness, and the fact that
she will not only be the largest city in
Kansas, but will, in the near future, size up |
to ST. Louis. Kansas City and Minneapolis
as central, commercial and manufacture
ing city. can no more be affected or pre-
vented 10y your senseless wine" and "gas"
gags than could the same racket change
tn e course or confluence Of the Great and
Little Arkansas rivers or narrow up or con
'~"'t the area of the rich and mighty val
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27
"A CONCEITED ASS"

No man is responsible for it. If any
blowhard claim it as his work he is a fool
and a conceised ASS Nobody in this town
set out to get up boom. The boom came
from causes beyond the control of any
man and all we have been doin is 70 make
the most of our opportunity
Tomorrow or next day the EAGLE will
give two or more columns on How She
Spreads" The Magical Mascot. The
Peerless Princess and Winning Wichi-
Ia, end then the Colonel will let you fel-
lows who are howling today furnish his
ante-rnoln for him-Beacon.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27
DETERMINED To BOOM WICHITA.

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. % 3D.. K Wat
son, who gave the inside history If he
boom that is building up Wichita. Kan.
said today that TO the three railroad sys
TENS that now reached that city rs many
more would he added in a short time. and
Gould's friends there declared they would
push the growth of the city till it reached
80, 600 in population and its future was
made more safe and substantial than that
of any other new town Another bit OF
Information was that the newspaper Of
most general influence in Wichiia is the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette -Ciucin-
natl Commercial
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27
kltANrss~
lie life.

The Topeka papers are no" pLsy re
marking that Wichita made a tremendous
"Iizzle" of her attempt TO entertain the leg
islative excursion party.-kansas City Star.
Topeka has been guilty of that same tire
mendous fizzle every winter for the past
twenty five years When it comes TO
boarding house and hashefy fizzles the To-
peka papers are experts and connoisuers.
In fact, that is about all they know.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27

A Kansas City man says that Kansas is
the greatest blizzard producing country in
the world X. &. Star.
Kansas is producing another blizzard
which will come nearer upsetting the houses
that cluster about Phil ArmOur's pig pens
than anything that ever struck the mouth
of the Raw. The Indian name for this new
twister is Wichita
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27

The Legislature must be hard up for
work to do when it will adjourn for two
days to take part in the blow out at Wich-
ita.-Emporia Republican.
There was no blow out at Wichita, and
the legislature was not asked to any blow
out. However, there seems to have been
some blow about because there was no
blowout.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27

Is it not about time for the Kansas legis
lsture to let up on making annual appro-
priations Of the peoples money for three
private institutions at Leavenworth? There
is no warranty in the constitution for any
such disposal of the peoples money. Just
think OF it, three private institutions being
by the states money.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27

Wichita appears to have been too busy
to fool away much time entertaining
the legislature. The legislature ought to
have been too busy to have gone Oh that
bum, anyway Marion Record.
Oh, the bum was all right, and afforded
a grand opportunity for lot Of newspa-
pers to howl at Wichita.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27

The Fort Scott Tribune is publishing a
list of the women of that town who have
registered with the intent to vote 1t saws
it does this to encourage other women to
register. No donht such publicity has
very encouraging effect(D but it will prove
a stronger incentive when a majority of
the COED women Of our state abandon the
-'"""Sts Of their homes for those of pub
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27

The Hutchinson News seems greatly
worried over Wichita's failure to turn her
self inside out on the occasion of the late
legislative layout. 1t is evidently spo-
radio ease of worms and the News has our
sympathy, and SO too have the members, if
they desire it.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27

The Hutchinson News then produces the
"call a halt" screamer, of the Wichita
screamer. There is not an enemy OF Wlch-
tia in the state, that will not roll this scream
under his tongue as sweet morsel.-Bea-
con.
Ny dear captain, surely for no such
reason did you roll it under your tongue.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27

Wichita has three evening and one morn
ing paper.-Capital.
That's what we have, ard seven week
lies and two monthlies, and what's more
they are ell lively institutions.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27

Wichita beats Kansas City; therefore
some idea can be formed of Wichita
Lawrence Journal
That is by the few who have visited OF
seen the former place, the number OF
course being quite limited.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27

Mr. Charles Marsh came down from
Newton Yesterday having arrived from
Colorado last week He says matters west
are on the quiet order
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27

The wind wonders if the country are in
vited to take peek at Wichita's list of real
estate transfers for yesterday.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-27
LOVELY LARNED.

DONATUS OBRIEN,
Executive State Delegate for Kansas.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-16

majority.
The Amendment must now lie
over and come before the next Leg
islature to be elected in 1883. It
will require only q majority vote
then to pass it as it did in the
present Legislature, and must then
be voted upon by the people.
The liquor interests are counting
largely on being able to defeat it
next time. But if we mistake not
the temper OF Pennsylvania Prohi-
oitionists, the pressure will be 90
strong that the Republican party
will again be compelled to give it's
pledge, and q Legislature will be
elected that will yield to the de-
mands of the people.
TENNESSEE.
The last Legislature passed an
Amendment, which must likewise
be approved by the Legislature
now in session, and then go to the
people. In the last campaign,
both parties, by their platforms,
pledged Themselves to its passage.
1t has already passed one House
by a good majority, and there is
little doubt that it will pass the
other.
An Amendment has passed the
lower house of the Legislature now
in session, almost unanimously,
and is almost certain to pass the
Senate.
OTHER STATES.
We shall not be surprised TO hear
that Alabama and Mississippi have
passed Prohibition Amendments
before the Legislatures adjourn.
Virginia, under her local option
law, has driven the saloon out of
many towns, and from some cities
and counties. Georgia moves right
on and the city of Atlanta will not
retreat from her advanced position.
Ohio, getting what good she can
out Of the miserable Dow Law, is
voting the saloon out of many
towns.
The agitation goes wildly on.
The 10000 votes for st. John in
1884, increased to more than 300,.
600 for the Prohibition tickets in
1886. If all this is to be called a
Setback" we hope the campaign
of 1883 will set the cause "away
hocL y
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-16
G. F. Scott, of the firm of Vir al e

G. F. Scott, of the firm of Vir al &
Scott, Pension and Claim attorneys,
who have an Office in Washington
D. c. and in Farkersburg, is in
Washington D. G. looking aftsr
claimants interests. The firm have
blanks for Mexican soldiers claims,
and are filing such claims daily.
As such Soldiers draw Pensions
from the date of fling their claims
it lie important that they apply at.
once. Write to the firm.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-16
Gold Hines

are very uncertain property; for every
paying mine hundred exists that do no t
pay. But Fl you write to IIallett q Co., Port
land, Maine,you will receive, free, full par
ticulars about their new business, and
learn how some have made over $50 In a sim
gle day at IT, You can live at home, and
earn from IS to $25 and upwards per day
wherever you are located. Both sexes; ali
ages. Capitol not required; you are started
free. Send your address. and all will be
proved to you.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-16

DR.. Lafferty gave lecture to-
the students of Emory and Henry
College, on his way to Chattanooga.
He lost nothing of his reputation
of being the wittiest man in the
South. His humor was side-split-
ting and we should not have been
surprised at hearing the young
men complain OF sore bs.-Hole-
ton Methodist.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-16
Capital Dots.
Dotted on the Spot.

There are ten preachers in the
Legislature, nine in the House
and one in the Senate. OF course
they are all Prohibitionists. There
are preachers, shame on them,
who are not Prohibitionists, but
sensible people never trust them to
legislate for them.
The pressing of the Prohibition
Bill has brought down on the Cap
ital an avalanche OF whisky lob
byists. A large delegation of the
Wheeling bar is here pleading the
cause of the Wheeling bars. It
looks as if they might have q
chance to choose between "Prohi-
bition at sight" and Prohibition
on time"
In considering the license Bill
to-day, the Senate lifted retail IL
cense from $50 to $500. Mr..
Scott, of Ohio county, squealed
little, but as he had been Boosting
that he was a high license man,
his Senatorial brethren made him
take a big dose of his own cordial
for the evils of the Liquor Traffic.
The Senate is still marching up
the hall every day at noon, and
then marching down again, after
casting an Intellectual vote for U.
S. Senator.
The other day a Senator pro-
posed that they should have the
Salvation Army band of drums
and tambourines to head their daily
march.
The good women of Charleston,
God bless them, are growing weary
and heartsick with coming out
through mud and rain day after
day for some good Prohibition
news and as often going away dis
appointed. Their faith is not
alone in Legislators or they would
despair.
AS showing the Prohibition
temper of the House, member
said to us yesterday, Il verify be-
lieve, if a Bill was introduced in
our body to hang man for tax
ing a drink, it would 20 right
through under suspension of the
rules" He voted for Amendment
and is Mayor Of Prohibition
town.
The friends of the Amendment
are not without hope that the one
vote necessary to carry it will yet
be found.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-16
DR.. Lafferty's Lecture.
academy of Nusdc, Friday euemimg
Feb. 18Th.

A rich treat is in store for all
those of our readers who enjoy a
literary feast. The lecture abounds
in the historic, philosophic, pa
thetic and mirth provoking.
"Luck and Pluck" when yoked
together, work great marvels in
the destiny of men.
Go and you will feel better.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-16
Prize Presentation Postponed.

The Young Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, at the meeting
Friday afternoon, voted unanimous
ly to postpone the Prize Presenta-
ton and Social from Friday, Feb.
18th, to Friday, Feb. 25th, on &C
coz Mt of DR.. Lafferty's lecture, at
the Academy Of Music, on the 18th.
This will give every one an op-
portunity to hear the lecture and
attend the Prize Presentation too,
and we hope both will be we'll pat
ronized.
n MI nj; <7rxa,
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-16

Tens of thousands OF Colds lead to Con-
sumption, Fevers, Settled Coughs, Asthma,
Bronchitis, Group, Whooping Cough &c.
Immediate reltef by DIR. Seth Arnold's Cough.
Killer.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-02-16

DIR. Seth Arnold's Soothing and Quieting
Cordial for children. Recommended by
mothers and nurses. 25c.